Sen. Rodante Marcoleta (center) arrives in a wheelchair at the University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital in Manila on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, to undergo an independent medical examination. (Photo by Mary Joy Salcedo/INQUIRER)
MANILA, Philippines — Wearing handcuffs and a detainee shirt under a protective vest, Sen. Rodante Marcoleta arrived at the University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in a wheelchair to undergo an independent medical examination.
The examination was ordered by the Sandiganbayan to determine whether his continued confinement at the PNP General Hospital in Camp Crame, Quezon City, remains necessary amid his plunder case.
Marcoleta’s medical examination was scheduled to begin at noon.
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